March 13, 2012
Africa: African Parliamentarians Promote Private Sector Development
The Parliamentary Network on the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), together with the Rwandan government and parliament is holding a special Parliamentary… Read more »
Africa: ALSF-PALU: Partnering to build a foundation for better commercial contracts
As lawyers from central and west Africa meet in Cameroon this week to discuss ways to improve legal support for doing business in the two regions, the African Legal Services… Read more »
March 12, 2012
Africa: AfDB in Talks With East and Southern African Civil Society
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and representatives of civil society organisations (CSOs) in east and southern Africa are holding partnership talks in Nairobi, Kenya, aimed at… Read more »
Africa: AfDB to Co-Host Conference On Future of Private Sector in Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is co-hosting a major conference on the development of the private sector in Africa and its crucial role for economic growth, job creation and… Read more »
Africa: Legal Experts Plan Talks to Boost Legal Support for Commerce in West and Central Africa
Lawyers from central and west Africa are to meet in Cameroon next week to discuss ways to improve legal support for doing business in the two regions. Read more »
February 28, 2012
Africa: AfDB Holds Partnership Talks With African Civil Society Bodies in Libreville
The AfDB successfully organised the first regional consultation on its Civil Society Engagement Framework in Libreville, Gabon, last week. Key representatives among the 31… Read more »
February 24, 2012
Africa: AfDB Holds Partnership Talks With African Civil Society Bodies in Libreville
The African Development Bank (AfDB) opened consultations with African civil society organisations (CSOs) over future partnership relations this week in Libreville, Gabon. Read more »
February 23, 2012
Africa: Burkina Faso, DRC and Ghana to Attend Fip Pilot Country Meeting
On 2-3 April 2012, Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of Congo and Ghana will join other countries from around the world participating in the Climate Investment Funds' (CIF) Forest… Read more »
December 23, 2011
Cameroon: AfDB and Other Lenders Boost Access to Electricity in Cameroon
The African Development Bank (AfDB), and other development finance institutions including the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the Netherlands Development Finance Company… Read more »
November 29, 2011
Africa: Jaballah Srarfi Elected Chair of African Legal Support Facility (AfDB)
Facility also grants U.S.$ 700,000 to Rwanda for energy and mining sectors Read more »
November 23, 2011
Africa: GEF Approves U.S. $20.5 Million Grant for Lake Chad Basin Regional Program (AfDB)
At its 41st Council Meeting held in Washington, D.C. on 9 and10 November 2011, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) approved a grant of USD 20.5 million for the Lake Chad Basin… Read more »
Africa: Forest Communities in Burkina Faso, Ghana and DRC to Benefit From Dedicated CIF Grant (AfDB)
In the coming year, pilot countries of the Climate Investment Fund's (CIF) "Forest Investment Program" (FIP), including Burkina Faso, Ghana and the Democratic Republic of Congo,… Read more »
November 17, 2011
Africa: AfDB Signs U.S. $12 Million Line of Credit With Bank of Kigali
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Bank of Kigali today signed a USD 12 million line of credit and a USD 500,000 grant agreement for technical assistance from the Fund for… Read more »
November 11, 2011
Africa: AfDB Rural Infrastructure Project to Enhance Poverty Reduction in DR Congo
Agriculture has been identified as a priority sector for economic growth and poverty reduction in the Democratic Republic of Congo. To this effect, a grant for a Rural… Read more »
Cameroon: Lom-Pangar Project to Electrify 150 Localities (AfDB)
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group today approved a USD 71.1- million loan from African Development Fund's resources to finance the Lom-Pangar… Read more »
October 24, 2011
Africa: A New Model for Higher Education in Africa (AfDB)
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved funds totaling U.S.$ 124.3 million for ground-breaking 'Centers of Excellence' in higher education in Mali, Uganda and Rwanda. Read more »
October 19, 2011
Africa: AfDB Supports Carnegie Mellon University's Campus in Rwanda
Participants gathered at the Carnegie Mellon University in Rwanda to celebrate a unique tripartite partnership between the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Government of Rwanda… Read more »
October 12, 2011
Africa: AfDB to Finance Rehabilitation of Rural Infrastructure in Gabon
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is to finance the rehabilitation of rural infrastructure in Gabon. The Bank's Board of Directors has approved a loan of roughly USD 68.7 million… Read more »
November 08, 2011
Africa: The Government of Rwanda to Share Its Experience On Post-Conflict Peace-Building (AfDB)
Several Heads of State and Government will participate in a High-Level event on Post-Conflict Peace-building: the Experience of Rwanda, to be held in Kigali on the 8th and 9th of… Read more »
August 26, 2011
Africa: Boosting Rwanda's Energy Sector
The African Development Bank and other lenders have committed U.S.$91.25 million to the development of the Kivuwatt power project in Rwanda, under a loan agreement signed with… Read more »
July 19, 2011
Africa: AfDB Participates in Major African Sanitation Conference in Kigali - Africasan 3
The Third Africa Conference on Hygiene and Sanitation (AfricaSan 3) is held from July 19-21, 2011 in Kigali, Rwanda. AfricaSan 3 is being hosted by the Government of Rwanda and the… Read more »
July 15, 2011
Rwanda: U.S. $37.6 Million Grant to Finance Poverty Reduction Strategy Support Programme (AfDB)
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) today in Tunis approved a budget support grant of USD 37.6 million (UA 23.2 million) from ADF-12 resource allocations… Read more »
Cameroon: AFDB Agrees Euro 45 Million Loan for Cameroon's Power Plant
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a loan of Euro 45 million towards the construction of a gas-fired power plant in Cameroon to help meet… Read more »
July 07, 2011
Africa: AfDB Approves Four Projects Totaling U.S. $157 Million
Projects in Chad, Mali, Senegal and Uganda Read more »
June 30, 2011
Africa: AfDB Approves U.S. $35 Million to Finance Livestock Infrastructure in Rwanda
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional window of the AfDB Group, on 29 June, approved a USD 35-million loan to Rwanda. The amount will be… Read more »
